FISH, INTRODUCED FRESHWATER

Perch

(Perca fluvitalis). Perch were introduced in 1868 and have been released in many waters throughout New Zealand. They prefer still or sluggish water and are common in the Otago, Wellington, and Taranaki Districts.

• FISH, INTRODUCED FRESHWATER

• Brown Trout

• Rainbow Trout

• Quinnat Salmon

• Atlantic Salmon

• Perch

• Fontinalis

• Mackinaw

• Carp

Warning

This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.